Reinsurance News
UIB names Ray Spreadbury Head of Renewables and Divisional Director – Downstream
15th January 2026
UIB, a provider of specialist insurance and risk solutions for the energy and construction sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ray Spreadbury as Head of Renewables and Divisional Director – Downstream within its Energy & Construction division. Spreadbury joined UIB in 2025 and brings over 30 years of experience ... Read the full article
Price Forbes Re appoints Nick Frankland as non-executive chairman
15th January 2026
Price Forbes Re has appointed Nick Frankland as non-executive chairman, effective 1 January 2026, based in London. Frankland brings more than 45 years of industry experience, having held a number of senior leadership roles at Aon, including reinsurance CEO for London and Bermuda, and most recently as chairman of the Global ... Read the full article
Unitary joins BIBA bringing zero-integration automation to UK brokers
15th January 2026
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has welcomed automation platform Unitary, a specialist in streamlining complex insurance workflows, as an associate member. This strategic move strengthens Unitary’s commitment to the UK broker community following significant momentum in the managing general agent (MGA) sector and the successful launch of its Virtual Agents ... Read the full article
Karapinar and Fricke join Howden Re Fac to drive DACH growth
15th January 2026
Howden Re Fac has expanded its DACH team with the appointment of Enver Karapinar as Head of Facultative DACH and Andreas Fricke as Managing Director, Facultative Reinsurance DACH. According to Howden, Karapinar brings more than 30 years of experience across underwriting and broking, with deep expertise in facultative reinsurance and a ... Read the full article
Oxbow Partners opens New York office, strengthening US presence
15th January 2026
Oxbow Partners, a consulting firm known for its work in insurance and financial services, is celebrating a decade in business with a significant expansion into the United States through the launch of a New York office. Although the firm has long served clients across the UK, Europe, Bermuda, and the US, ... Read the full article
Texel names Rhys Davies Head of Restructuring
15th January 2026
The Texel Group, an independent specialist credit and political risk broker, has announced the appointment of Rhys Davies as Head of Restructuring, a newly created role. This new appointment establishes a centre of excellence, intended to enhance Texel’s client services. In his new role, Davies will collaborate with both the broking team ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance, MENA
15th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance – MENA, based in Dubai. In her new role, Martinez will lead facultative reinsurance solutions for clients across the MENA region, supporting cedants and insurers with tailored, technical placements across key lines of business. She will ... Read the full article
Asta introduces MGA Verde Risk Management to expand financial lines expertise
15th January 2026
Asta, an independent provider of specialist underwriting platforms and services to the global insurance market, has announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Limited (Verde), which received FCA regulatory approval in December 2025. Focusing on the financial lines sector, including Commercial Crime, Management Liability, and Financial Institutions, Verde will cater ... Read the full article
Ledgebrook appoints Renata Kubczak as Reinsurance Operations Specialist
15th January 2026
Ledgebrook, a technology-focused provider in the Excess and Surplus Lines insurance sector, has announced the appointment of Renata Kubczak as a Reinsurance Operations Specialist. Kubczak brings three years of experience in reinsurance operations and more than 13 years in insurance accounting. She joins Ledgebrook from RenaissanceRe Services (UK) Ltd, where she served ... Read the full article
Improved P&C insurance Q3‘25 underwriting results driven by US personal lines: AM Best
14th January 2026
Despite a turbulent 2025 start, marked by devastating California wildfires and multiple severe convective storms, the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry successfully recovered through the third quarter, driven largely by sustained momentum in personal lines, which managed to offset Q1 losses, AM Best stated in a recent report. By ... Read the full article
OnRe & Rhodium Re in $150m partnership to expand ONyc underwriting distribution
14th January 2026
Global property and specialty reinsurer tokenized with ONyc, OnRe, has collaborated with Dubai-based managing general agent, Rhodium Re, to combine its capital base with Rhodium's underwriting presence, providing OnRe with direct access to underwriting expertise, established carrier relationships, and a scalable distribution presence. OnRe is a full licensed, collateralized reinsurer and ... Read the full article
Global Parametrics brings parametric protection to rural women farmers across India
14th January 2026
Global Parametrics, part of the CelsiusPro Group, has partnered with Frontier Markets, a rural social commerce platform, to launch a gender-smart parametric insurance solution in India. This product has been specifically designed and is initially being piloted to protect smallholder women farmers in four North-West India districts across Rajasthan and Uttar ... Read the full article
Wattanaumphaipong joins Great American Insurance’s Singapore branch
14th January 2026
Great American Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer, has announced the appointment of Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Senior Director, Technical Underwriting for its Singapore Branch. In his new role, Wattanaumphaipong will oversee technical underwriting and portfolio management, executing underwriting strategies that support the Singapore Branch’s business expansion plan. He will collaborate with ... Read the full article
PIC concludes £213m full buy-in for Siemens Healthineers UK benefit scheme
14th January 2026
Specialist insurer PIC has completed a £213 million full buy-in with the Trustees of The Siemens Healthineers Benefits Scheme in the United Kingdom, securing the benefits of 703 pensioners and 967 deferred members and dependants. Siemens Healthineers supplies healthcare equipment and services, including imaging, diagnostics, cancer care, and minimally invasive therapies, ... Read the full article
Allianz Re appoints Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions
14th January 2026
Allianz Reinsurance, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions. In his new role, Steiner will oversee capital management and legacy and run-off activities for Allianz Re across Property & Casualty and Life & Health reinsurance. He will report to the Chief Underwriting ... Read the full article
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